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18
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11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The girlfriend of murdered surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke has been arrested in connection with his death, according to reports.
uncertain
girlfriend → murder → reports
Van Dyke was killed at the age of 66 at his home in Costa Rica in February 2026.
asserted
Dyke → kill → February
At the time, his girlfriend was reported to have been restrained with zip-ties when two men entered the home.
asserted
men → report → home
Now, Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency has confirmed to TV network Teletica that two people, including the 31-year-old girlfriend - identified only by her surname Arroyo - have been arrested in connection with Van Dyke’s death.
asserted
people → confirm → death
A 34-year-old man with the surname Gutiérrez has also been arrested, following an operation that saw judicial agents raiding three homes.
“We were able to establish the involvement of a 31-year-old woman with the last name Arroyo, who had a close relationship with the victim,” Vladimir Muñoz, the Acting Deputy Director General at the OIJ, confirmed to Diario Extra.
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Muñoz → arrest → Extra
“The woman had a direct relationship with the American citizen.”
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woman → have → citizen
The OIJ is searching for two other individuals in connection with the crime.
asserted
OIJ → search → crime
At the time of the February killing, a statement released by the Judicial Investigation Agency said that the 66-year-old’s body - which had been found under a bed - showed signs of strangulation and stab wounds.
asserted
which → release → strangulation
Two men had allegedly broken into the home with at least one of them being armed, stealing a vehicle and objects from the home while threatening Van Dyke and his girlfriend.
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one → break → Dyke
Initial reports stated that the girlfriend was bound hand and foot during the ordeal.
asserted
girlfriend → state → ordeal
Muñoz told La Nación that Van Dyke was tortured in an attempt to get him to release the codes for his bank cards, with those involved later faking the theft of Arroyo’s car - which was found undamaged in the Atlantic region.
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which → tell → region
Van Dyke was a legendary surfer known as the “King of Salsa Brava” because of his mastery of the waves off Puerto Viejo de Talamanca on the Caribbean coast.
asserted
Dyke → know → coast
The late 66-year-old also came from a prominent surfing family, with his father, Gene Van Dyke, pioneering the sport during the 1950s.
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father → come → 1950s
His mother, Betty, rose to fame as one of the first female competitive surfing champions in the world.
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mother → rise → world
Before his death, Van Dyke owned and operated a hostel for surfers in Costa Rica named Hotel Puerto Viejo.
asserted
Dyke → own → Rica
“My brother was a very benevolent, giving person who would help just about anybody,” Van Dyke’s brother, Peter, told The San Francisco Chronicle.
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brother → give → Chronicle
“Kurt would never hurt anybody, and he was always there when you needed him.
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you → hurt → him
Everyone that he met knew this about him.”
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he → meet → him
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